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The past month, in general, and the past two weeks in particular have put a smile on local business owners faces and probably, their bank accounts, too.

The restaurants have been busy and, according to Eric Jungklaus of Tony’s Seafood, “this was our busiest week yet." He has kept statistics on every day’s sales since he opened in 2005. Each month in 2010 beat the same month from the prior year. So far, “2011 has blown the roof off," he said.

The city's fireworks show will go on despite the suspension of the companion event, Clamerica.The Cedar Key City Commission decided on Tuesday to reject a suggestion that the fireworks be moved from its traditional July 4 show — which falls on a Monday this year — to July 3.

Cedar Key had a run of bad luck last week — all of it on paper. All of it hypothetical.
There was the no-name storm that passed through causing flooding, wind damage, and forcing evacuations. The city was hosting its “First Annual Demon Rum Cedar Key Fishing Tournament,” so there was damage to boats and vehicles parked all over town.
Then the big blue marina facility caught fire. That sent  5,500 gallons of oil and fuel gushing into local waters for a three-mile area.

On Jan. 20, Florida’s Nature Coast Conservancy (FNCC) erected a kiosk at the end of the Railroad Trestle Trail. The trail begins on Grove Avenue, just east of SR 24 and ends at the old railroad trestle that crosses the number four channel. The kiosk provides a resting place for trail visitors before they return to the starting point.